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No Kid Sleeps On The
Floor In Our Town!
Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) a registered 501(c)(3) non-profi t that
builds beds for kids that might be sleeping on the fl oor or don’t have a
bed of their own. We are a volunteer-driven organization. We run off of
donations. All donations made to our Chapter stay within our Chapter
and are used to build and provide beds to kiddos in the areas we cover.
The John Day Chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace provides services in
Eastern Oregon to Grant, Baker, Harney, and Malheur Counties.
We established our Chapter over a year ago. We held our inaugural build
in August and since then to the end of 2018 we delivered 30 beds to
children with this need. So far this year we have delivered 40.
SHP as a whole in 2018 used 14,780 volunteers, built 4,144 bunk beds
(total of 8,288 beds) and got 9,253 kids off the fl oor.
SHP is the only charity providing hand-made bunk beds to children
who don’t have beds of their own. We provide these beds free of charge.
Through the wonderful efforts of volunteers and generous donations,
bunk beds are built, assembled and delivered to those
children with this need. Some of these young children are living without
the luxury of sleeping on a bed or even laying their heads on a pillow. We
serve children ages 3-17.
Children do better emotionally, mentally and physically when they have
a space of their own and are able to get a good night of sleep. This carries
over to their studies and education. If a child is in need, my family will do
what we can to help them out.
We partner with organizations, churches, businesses, and
individuals to build them at events called Build Days. We do both public
and private builds.
At SHP, we have a mission: NO KID SLEEPS ON THE FLOOR IN OUR
TOWN!
To learn more about SHP or to request a bed, visit www.shpbeds.org or
contact me directly at the information below.
Follow our Eastern Oregon Chapter on Facebook @shpjohnday
Susie V. Brown
Chapter President
OR- John Day
208-731-8132 text
844-432-2337 ext 5114 message
susie.brown@shpbeds.org